Heat Sensitive Doors

It just dawned on me the glass doors of my company are heat sensitive. I failed to open them when I was wearing leather gloves every evening. Then the guard told me that I had to touch the rail bare handed for them to open. I am not going to take my gloves off in 10 degree weather. So he opens them for me every day.

I wonder why the door rails have to be heat sensitive. Is it for security reasons?

I got the UGG hat from Zappos yesterday. It says we can return it within 365 days. That's a really good website. I'm more intending to buy hats and clothes that can stay in fashion forever than wasting money on cheap craps.

It is said the snow in southern China is really bad this year. A lot of airports are closed. Trains cannot operate either. The famous Spring Festival Travel can be jeopardized.

We watch for the president election very closely. Juliani dropped out already. I'd vote for Clinton if I have the right.

Felony

I committed a crime on December 21st by not paying Expressway Toll. I didn't even know that till the note of fine arrived at the house last night.

"Oh I sinned." I told Biajee guiltily. "But I didn't see any toll plaza."

"It's a toll box that you have to throw in 75 cents." Biajee looked at the letter patiently.

"I really didn't see anything. It was the day I picked up dad from the airport and we tried to get onto I-470 from 104th St. It was really dark and I didn't see any coin box as I entered the highway." I searched my memory thoroughly and still didn't see anything related to a toll box. Of course dad didn't see anything either, or he would have told me.

The value of the fine is $77.75. A checked was mailed in today. Biajee just found out that he didn't return the CDs to the library and was subject to $10 of fine. He just bought his cell phone for $139.99 + tax. Bad things come in three. Now we believe it.

UGG

There was this UGG hat in Nordstrom that I liked. It was very expensive. Every time we went to the mall, I'd stop by and try it on.

Today, I finally convinced Biajee to go and get it for me. It was all sold out. Nothing left from the winter. All the Valentine stuff and spring fashion were put out instead. I was so disappointed. I cannot describe how much I loved that hat.

Biajee assured me that he would get it for me online. Internet is a miraculous tool to get us anything we want. We couldn't find the color I want. Only black is available. We don't know what to do yet. Maybe I shouldn't be indulged about a hat that much? But I'm a woman. And I seldom like anything.

Arnold woke up at 4 am today, wanting to go downstairs and play with his train. Biajee played with him for a while, then put him back into bed. He had to wake Arnold up at 7:30 am to drive him to school. Arnold may be at a growth spurt now. Hopefully our trip to Japan next month will cure him.

Haircut

I gave Arnold a haircut yesterday morning. He's completely bold now. His girl friend, Caitland, looked at with her tongue sticking out this morning. Arnold looks really cool when he's bald, especially he's wearing the American soldier pants today.

We heard on the radio that someone proposed the state charge $12 per car for people who get onto I-70 between 6:30 and 8:30 am on weekends. Those people are generally skiers and a lot of them are from out of state. The problem is nobody has figured out where the money should go yet. Maybe they should build more railways and ski trains to help with the transportation.

One thing is obvious: people in Colorado don't have too many places to go to. I took Arnold to the zoo yesterday afternoon because we were having 60 degree weather. It took me 45 minutes to find a parking spot that was a mile away from the gate. A lot of couples go to the zoo as well. They consider the zoo as a good dating place. I cannot imagine such taste.

My favorite dating spot would be the diamond store or the gym. Biajee would have to swing between these two places all the time.

More Milk Please

Arnold said his first sentence at school yesterday. I was almost in tears when I learned that. He said, "More milk please." to his teacher during lunch time. How exciting to see him grow up!

We won't have a very exciting weekend ahead because Biajee has to work on both days. He took 2 days off last week when Arnold was sick and we were in San Francisco last weekend, now it's time to make up for it.

We're going to my best friend's house to make dumplings tomorrow night though. I'm pretty excited about it. She takes care of me like I'm her little sister and constantly cooks for Arnold.

I'm going for a hair cut after gym tomorrow. It'll be Biajee's job to buy grocery and cook lunch. Then he'll go to work at noon time. He hasn't cooked for a long time. I finally found that my tolerance for Biajee's cooking came to an end. Everything became non-edible after his magic touch.

Power Unit

Biajee found that the power unit of our iMac was burned. So the guy from the Apple Store was correct! He touched the electrolyte when he was examining it and his skin got itchy afterwards.

Biajee bought a replacement online, which was $75, $10 cheaper than having it fixed at the Apple Store. As soon as we receive it, we could fix the iMac. We haven't been lucky with computers these days.

The Verizon store told Biajee that they didn't have the cheapest cell phone last night. The cheapest one available was $189. Biajee decided to order on line in the end. So he won't have a cell phone till Monday.

Biajee taught Arnold how to press the button on the new potty to make music. Now Arnold refused to sit on the toilet any more. His biggest interest was to turn the toilet upside down and press the music button. What if the bowl is full of urine and shit???

Cell Phone

Biajee's cell phone died completely after the second laundry event. We have waited for a whole week for it to dry up and work, but it showed no sign of coming back to life. We have to shop for a new cell phone for him today. I guess we cannot put cell phones in the washing machine for more than once.

We plan on going to Costco to get a new cell phone. The only issue is we may not get a Nokia phone these days. And it'll cost at least $100. Maybe Biajee will wash it someday with his pants very soon.

We bought two toilet bowls for Arnold yesterday and set up one for him at home. He refused to sit on it. The potty has a sensor. Whenever Arnold pees or poops on it, there'll be music playing. Biajee and I are still wondering how to clean it up. I think we'll have Biajee dump it every time after Arnold goes and brush up the whole thing. I can sing for them while he is doing the dirty job.

The potty can be used as a step stool when the cover is closed. The thought of that disgusts me, but it's an efficient way of saving money. Stepping on urine and shit.... Yuck!

JR Pass

Biajee ordered some JR passes for us. It's a kind of pass for Japan Railway system that can only be used by foreigners who will be staying in Japan on short term visa. Of course, it can only be ordered from outside Japan and be mailed to us. The shipping fee is $15.

Based on our travel plan, we only ordered JR West Kansai Pass, which means we may not take Shinkansen, the bullet train. If we decide that we need to go far away, we'll have to pay out of pocket.

Il just confirmed that he'd meet us in Osaka so that we can go to Kyoto together on Saturday. He insisted on going to the Imperial Palace in Kyoto. Unfortunately they only take tourists on preregistered guided tours from Monday to Friday. Yet, Il still wants to see it from outside. We'll have to take a picture of Il and the door of the Imperial Palace to soothe him.

Biajee, Il and Arnold can go to the Japanese bath together. Our hotel will have shower and Japanese bath. Male and Female will take bath at separate time during the day. I can surf the internet when the three of them are bathing together.

Little Szechuan Express

We finally came back from Bay Area. It has been a busy weekend. We stayed in Pleasanton on Saturday night.

The best restaurant we went to this time is Little Szechuan Express in Fremont. This website shows the reviews of the restaurant: http://www.yelp.com/biz/little-sichuan-express-fremont#hrid:bFMfSmAlrXVoCji0fy0YhQ. The restaurant itself made us feel like we were back in China. All the dishes were genuine Chinese-Szechuan style taste, but you still can get some non-spicy food if you don't have a spicy tongue. I think it's the best restaurant in Bay Area after I'd been there for so many times.

The wedding dinner was in Richmond, about 40 minutes drive from where we were staying. Arnold almost finished up all the wedding candies on our table. He ate about 10 himself, then peeled open all the KISS ME chocolates and distributed to everyone around our table. He favored Uncle Mud Dog most on the wedding night.

We tried WII at Rong's house in Mountain View Sunday afternoon. It's a gorgeous game for couch potatoes, but I don't think I'll be a huge fan of it because I still like to go to the gym or melt into nature.

Daddy-Long-Legs

I saw a Daddy-Long-Legs on my desk in the office the other day. It took me quite some effort not to scream. I killed it with a napkin. It's brown, about 2cm in diameter, looks kind of dirty. There are all kinds of wild life in Colorado, but I'm just so glad that we don't have any Cockroaches anywhere like those in Florida.

Biajee washed his cell phone in the washing machine again so it'll probably take 3 days for it to dry up. He put it above our furnace and tried to use my hair dryer last night to speed up the dryup process.

We suddenly realize how hard it is to communicate without a cell phone. I had to call the Walgreens store just now to page to pass on a message. Arnold is not doing well either. Biajee took him to the hospital today. Dr. C gave him some shots on both legs and prescribed some antibiotics for him to take for 10 days.

Biajee said the hospital was full of sick kids. We learned our lesson this time. Going forward, whenever Arnold is kicked out of school, we'll just take him to the doctor's immediately.

Arnold is Sick

Arnold was kicked out of school again at lunch time today. He had a fever, a running nose and diarhhea. He hasn't been eating dinner very well this week at all. Biajee took the afternoon off because I had some urgent project to work on today.

It's one of those fun time again. Maybe kids have a pattern. They tend to get sick more often in spring time. But that'll change our plan in San Francisco this weekend. We will need to stay in a hotel because Zheng has two daughters and I don't want Arnold to spread the germs across her house.

When Biajee canceled his reservation of hotel last month, Orbitz even charged him $25. I urged him to call them and get the money back. Now we can book again - maybe not on Orbitz. I always book hotels and cancel them and have never been charged. Of course, if you cancel within 24 hours, it's reasonable that you'll be charged, but I don't see why people should be charged if they cancel a month earlier.

The nurse is Avista Hospital is really nice. She offered to call Biajee after I described Arnold's symptoms. I may have to take Arnold to the hospital tomorrow.